National Register of Historic Places

Glennville Historic District

Pittsview, Russell County, Alabama
Listed
August 6, 1979
Type
District
Period
Listed
Ref No.
79000402

About this property

Glenville (also spelled Glennville) is an unincorporated community in Russell County, Alabama, United States, which used to be in Barbour County. During the Civil War, Company "H" of the 15th Regiment Alabama Infantry was raised from Barbour and Dale counties and called the "Glenville Guards". The Glennville Historic District, containing the antebellum core of the community, is a historic district listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. Glennville was the first permanent community in what is today Russell County. It was founded in 1835, after the Muscogee removal, by Methodist preacher James Elizabeth Glenn. The town quickly developed into an economic and cultural center of East Alabama. In addition to the Methodist Church, the community was home to Male and Female Academies and the Weyman School for Girls, all of which were renowned throughout the South for their classical curricula. The town also had a post office, stores, a Masonic Lodge, and an inn. The town incorporated in 1854, seeking to attract a rail line, but the line was opposed by many planters in the community. With railroad bypassing Glennville and diminished power and influence of farmers after the Civil War, the town gradually faded. Glenville is located in the rural southern portion of Russell County along U.S. Route 431, approximately 17 mi (27 km) north of Eufaula and Glenville appeared on the U.S. Census in 1850 when it was located in Barbour County. It did not reappear again until 1880 with a much-diminished population after the borders were redrawn between Barbour and Russell Counties and it was moved into the latter. It last appeared on the 1890 census. The historic district consists of 32 main structures, 27 outbuildings, and 6 cemeteries. The most prominent are antebellum plantation houses, most of which exhibit Greek Revival style. The Methodist church (built circa 1850) is also Greek Revival, while the Episcopal church (1926) shows Gothic influence. Late 19th- and early 20th-century tenant farmer houses are more modest, and reflect the changing fortunes of the town. William Curran Dawson, former member of the Alabama House of Representatives

Location

Pittsview, Russell County, Alabama
32.11657, -85.16774

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Nearby Historic Sites

Glenn-Thompson Plantation
Industrial
1.7 mi
Pitts, Samuel R., Plantation
Listed
4.3 mi
Spring Hill Methodist Church
Early Republic
10.4 mi
Russell County Courthouse at Seale
Civil War
12.6 mi
Drewry-Mitchell-Moorer House
Civil War
15.1 mi

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When was Glennville Historic District listed on the National Register?

Glennville Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 6, 1979.

What type of historic resource is Glennville Historic District?

Glennville Historic District is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

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